I was diagnosed with a hiatus hernia about a week ago and have been prescribed antacids and gaviscon however they are having little or no effect that I can feel.
I also feel very constricted when trying to breathe and because of this have been experiencing panic attacks.
I hope you feel better soon and just remember: you're not alone.

Feel better

iamcobain

I was just diagnosed with a hernia today, lower groin. It's very painful, haven't gotten the perscription meds yet (painkillers), he perscribed me to percased, 350mg tablets...

It's a problem because everywhere I read this type of hernia has to be corrected, and the sooner the better...No insurance right now...Big problem.

I know what your going through, try having your testicles hurt constantly, and you can't pass bowels, have to wait and wait for it to just slip out, otherwise you risk making it worse if you push.

I have a hiatle now for 5 years I have had tackacardia refluxe numbness in face arms can't swallow heart pauses goes fast man I am telling you to get some previced 30mg proton pump inhibitors it stoped just about every symptom but I am having surgery for a massive diaphramic/hiatle hernia that has disrupted my vegas nerve system good luck tony.

Hi. I too have been diagnosed with a sliding hiatal hernia, as well as barrett esophagus. Has anyone else experienced middle back pain and chest tightness as a result? Also, is it regular for doctors to advise against hernia repair surgery? I don't want to have to live with this for the rest of my life, and the nexium isn't doing much. I can't take any painkillers, and antispasmodics are hardly effective. Any advice?

I was diagnosed with a hiatus hernia last year and have managed to control mine mainly through the use of lansoprazole and diet the more weight I loose the better it seems to get as well as staying away from certain foods.

Recently though I had a stomach bug (3 days ago) and was very sick for a day, once the sickness had passed so the pain has begun once again I am acute pain identical to allisonk is experiencing (very painful symptoms, such as, chest pain, fullness under my breast bone and rib cage, back pain.). I cannot stand, sit or lay flat on my back the only way that I am remotely comfortable is laying a slight angle in bed. Is there and pain relief that anyone can suggest whilst this discomfort passes.

Hi I too was diagnosed with a hiatus hernia about 4/5 years ago, which comes and goes, but the last couple of weeks I have been really bad, I have got really bad pain in my stomach and bad back ache, the worst time is in the morning when i wake up about 6am in really bad pain and uncomfortable, is this normal? as i dont remember it being this bad before?

The doctor has perscribed me tablets but they dont seem to be working

thanks

Hi, I have been diagnosed with hiatus hernia, less than 2 cms, 3 years ago. I used to experience pain in left ear which got worse with spicy foods, alcohol, physical exertion. I was advised to tilt my bed and today I can say I am 40% better when it comes to that I can get back to some less strenuous physical activities, drink alcohol once a week. I brought my bed to normal position some days ago and pain in left ear reverted back after about 2 days.

I am wondering will this sleeping by tilting bed be a life long problem now? Could surgery help fix this problem once and for all?

Hello dear hernia friends,

I have the same problem and even the breathing after eating problem only one thing works for me and that's Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar if you take this you will not have problems and if you do it's very rare the hernia flare up. I started using this after I read about it and honestly it works.

I too suffer,what i have found is do not eat chocolate, alcohol, tomotoes, fizzy drinks, tomotoes. If I do eat anything from the above list I wake up in pain in my arm back and neck. If I dont eat anything from above I am better. I agree that loosing weight helps. I have lost 8 lbs so far and feeling a little better.
diet is a big factor. Keep meal sizes small also helps/

Hi everyone. I currently have some gallbladder issues, but I was diagnosed with a hiatal hernia about 5 years ago, and what helped me was this:
I would drink warm tall glass of water on an empty stomach first thing in the morning so it would fill my stomach, then, I would stand on the first step of our stairs and just fall back down on the lower floor level, falling back on my heels. The point of doing this was to pull the weight of the water in the stomach downwards (gravity) so it pulls the stomach sliding it down under the diaphragm, and it worked for me very well. I was miserable for months, until I found this treatment. It's safe, easy and successful if done correctly. I would suggest it, though I am not a doctor. Please check with your doctor if you would like to try this technique, to make sure it is ok for you, personally, to do it. Just wanted to share it with you all.

Hi, I am 48 and just been diagnosed with a hiatus hernia. I'm on Nexium, which helps significantly with the heartburn but I still get attacks. When I get these attacks, they are very bad (sharp grabbing pain in my lower abdomin up into my chest area, nausea and diarhea). I just had one that lasted for 2 days. Does anyone else get these severe symptoms? Also, are there any specific foods to stay away from?

Hi. Well, the hernia itself shouldn't cause any diarrhea and the pain shouldn't be in the lower abdomen-meaning in the navel region (see if that's not from gluten, wheat, dairy and other food allergies). But the grabbing pain that's in the chest area and the nausea, are most likely from the hernia. Eat in small portions and often. I cannot tell you how much this has helped. Also, the water exercise I have mentioned above in my prior post, that made my hernia smaller than it was. They thought I needed surgery. I hope this helps. Again, I am not a doctor. Please check with your practitioner if you have severe pain and consult in regards to the possibility of food allergies. Gluten, wheat and dairy became hard to tolerate for me, even though I had no problems most of my life...It does get better.

I had and Endoscopy and Colonoscopy on Tuesday
and they found a 5cm Slider.
I've been getting pain under my Ribs/ upper ab and a kind of pressing pain in my back right on my spine at about, or just above sternum level.
Do Hiatus Hernia cause such pains.
When I look on the internet for Hiatus symptoms it says nothing about back pains, so am confussed?

I use to suffer the exact same pain, from back pain in my upper spinal region and under my left scapular; following surgery, I don't have either any more. I also use to get the same pain under my ribs and upper abs which I no longer have.

I’d like to share my experiences from my operation as I feel it’s important to inform how major this surgery is and how, in the line of adversity, there comes a favourable outcome.

Firstly don’t let my experiences put anyone off having this surgery as I went through 22 years of pain, cramps, being bloated, sleeplessness, breathlessness, etc, before a bout of acute gastro enteritis revealed some serious problems, where I had no option but to have surgery.
During my time in hospital with acute gastro enteritis the previous year, I had a scan that revealed a very large tear in my diaphragm and a number of my major organs and a large proportion of my bowel had gone into my chest cavity and basically squashed my left lung to less than a third of its size.
I went into surgery for my HH on June 2nd 2008 with the view that key hole would be the approach; unfortunately when the surgeons team went in, they found that the volume in my chest was too great and had to open me up. They brought everything down and inserted a titanium plate in my diaphragm to bridge the gap. Following that, I went into intensive care, where, a few days later, a scan revealed that the plate had come away and my internals had gone back into my chest, so I had to go through the procedure again, followed by being returned to intensive care on life support and ‘wired for sound’.
Unfortunately a few weeks later, a further scan revealed what they thought was waste on my lung from a perforated bowel so I had to go for further major surgery to take my left lung out through my back, clean it up and put it back.
In total I spent 56 days in intensive care, 30 of which I was in a coma, and been out of hospital for 8 months and trying to get back to some normality. I look a bit like a chess board now from all the scares but more importantly I’m alive and back to work.
I’ll probably never be fully fit again and I’m very tight inside with a large belly on me that I’ve never had, but I’m still here, my wife has her moaning husband back and my children have their nagging dad back.
I don’t want my experiences to put anyone off having this surgery as my condition was far more extreme than most people; I’m more than happy to help offer advice on surgery and recovery, and indeed what to expect post operation. “Good Luck”

have had very severe symptoms for 5mths.have heart probs so was screened for heart attack,blood clots etc conclusion acid reflux was given lansaprazole 30mg didnt even touch it,after suffering nausea,vomiting,breathlessness,altered state when i lie down,chest pain,throat pain my gp increased the dose 2x30mg still little improvement.awaiting gastric scope 8wks now and wont be seen until end of june gp thinks there may be an ulcer aswell.am exhausted through lack of sleep and weight loss.i hope all who suffer like me get the help they deserve.so much for being a t total vegaterian.much love @ hope.paws.

My symptoms began in Nov. 2008 with a severe case of hives. After this, I've had back pain on the right side (flank area)and discomfort under my right rib cage. Cannot lift heavy things or any straining such as vacuuming or mopping, lots of belching. I haven't been diagnosed with a hiatal hernia. But with all the research I've done, seems like it is. I had an abdominal scan and ultrasound that showed my gallbladder fine and just a small cyst in my kidney that shouldn't be causing any of this. Mylanta helps a little. Need to go back to doctor to see if he agrees with my diagnosis. =/

hi everyone, today my husband has been diagnosed with a hiatus hernia and oesophagus. He has been sick every day 4 or 5 times a day sometimes more for the past 9 weeks. This has made him v.unwell with no energy and off work also. He has had biopsies taken and will get the results in 2 weeks time. Does anyone else have the symptoms of being sick all the time as i have read through most of these posts and no one mentions being sick all the time. he was taken antacids the first few weeks but the doctor took him of these as he was bringing all medication back up whole. The hospital have said for him to take ppi aswell. I'm quite worried there is also something else wrong, can anyone else help. ( He is 28, 9stone and has a reasonably good diet to, does not smoke or drink much either.) Many thanks.

I too have some of the symptoms that you all are mentioning. I have a sliding hiatus hernia. But they also found that I have a gallbladder problem. It is only functioning at 12% (normal is between 35% and 75%). Anyway a sonogram showed no stones, barium swallow showed 5cm sliding hiatus hernia, and labs showed no problem with the gall bladder. Then I had the hyda scan. This is were they found the gall bladder problem. Many hiatus hernia symptoms are similar to gall bladder. They are now thinking about surgery. Most recent surgeon said that I need to go to a surgeon who can do both. I am worried. Has anyone had both done? Or just their hiatus hernia? Last year I had a hernia in the groin area repaired, no problem. These latest two are worrying me.